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* 4 ' f WEATHER FORECAST > ' I" T T { Ul A T T A T T'\TT'\ A \7" I J'C'Tj' ^THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.^ Sunday mottly cloudy, probably I I I I\ f | | 11 I jf I 1 J - snow; not much chance In tempera- JB- M. * * - JLT M. JL -4- w -M.—' JL m. -M, -M-r M m m |Mn t r0nf,nrt with word* against ture- wordy people: speech Is given to all. - -- ... ■-■- —■ . ■ ■=--i — ■ " .... .1-'-■■■■■-?■■'■ .- i- '.-s-u.wisdom to few.—Cato. V CITY EDITION j VOL. 53—NO. 40 OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, 1924. • FIVE CENTS ___J '——————^ Tear): Daily and Sunday, IS: Sunday. 12.8(1. within th# 4th aona. Out»1da tha 4(h Zeaa (1 Tear): Dali* and Sunday, lit: Sunday enly, II. - m I / l Charges Pile Up on Daugherty Unprosecuted Violations of Various Laws Alleged by 1 Witnesses Before Sen ate Committee. Frameup, Says Attorney Washington. March IB.—New and surprising allegations of deals and frameups of unprosecuted violations »f the law and of money payments for protection, were tumbled across the "ommlttee table In the senate's whirl wind Investigation of Attorney Gen ial Daugherty and the Department of Justice. Gun running, bootleggfng and un lawful circulation of prizefight films were the subjects around which the testimony centered throughout a four hour committee session scarcely less colorful than those ^hlch have pre ceded It. From his office at the other end of Washington, Daugherty again struck back tonight at his accusers. He reserved until a later time, how ever, the detailed statement he is pre paring in refutation of insinuations made against him on the witness -tand, and contented himself with n brief announcement that in due time he would "advise the public of the in fluences behind these malicious and scandalous, attacks and the character of the tools that are being used In this cowardly manner by my adver saries." Film Deals I'p Again. H°w tlie Dempsey-Garpentier prize fight films were exhibited with prof its of $!?5,000 pnd In 22 to 25 states with an “understanding” against De partment of Justice interference de spite the law was related on the wit ness stand today by Fred C. Quimby. New York producer of the films. In many particulars his story followed 'he previous testimony of Gaston B. Means and Miss Hoxie Stinson, di vorced wife of Jesse Smith, dead friend of Daugherty Both of these witnesses had testified that 8ml»h was Interested financially In the film deal. — Other witnesses today made rharges of derelictions in prosecuting Mexican gun running, bootleggers and Texas oil stock promoters. Friends of for mer Secretary Fall and prominent Texas republicans were named in this connection and Federal District At torneys Henry Zwelfel and John D. Hartman were charged with delay and failures of prosecution. One witness said he “believed” Zwelfel was In volved In a “black mall" scheme against oil stock promoters. Direct Evidence Lacking. Attorney General Daugherty was not directly Implicated by any of to day's witnesses, hut the testimony often trailed to the door of his office, through his friend Jesse Smith and subordinate officials. White the committee was in ses sion, Chairman Adams of the repub lican national committee Issued a statement that “nothing discreditable" to Mr. Daugherty had yet been de veloped, but republican leaders In the senate were known to be studying the developments carefully with a view to possible renewal of pressure upon the administration for action. Prince of Wales Is Spilled Again By International News Srrvlra. T„ondon, March 15.—The prince of Wale* fell of hi* hor*e again today while participating in the army steeplechase. The prince's face was smeared with blood when be was picked up. His nose and mouth were severely cut and bruiaed. At first he wanted to walk off the course, hut he was persuaded by his friends and used an automobile ambulance. Prince Henry, Wales' brother, also had a spill, but escaped Injury. r .Orlando Martin, " Plainfield. Vt. Speaker of the Vermont house of representatives, Stopping at Hotel Keen. Mr. Martin, who. in addition to being politically active In Ids home state, is a farmer of means and no Officer of tiie National grange, Is on combined business and pleasure trip through the rnlddlewest, lie is a republican and Is personally well nc(|uaint<d with President Calvin Coolldge, another Vermont native son. lie knew President Coollrjge's father wlun tiie elder Coolldge was a mem ls-r of the Vermont state senate. Mr. Martin himself served one term In tin- senate, and two in tiie lower house of the legislature, previous to his present term, lie was also stale commissioner of agriculture for four yen is. lie has been In Nebraska before, but ih< lares that be likes the state latter every time he men it. 1 In is Interested in good roads anil believes that, while the groveled roads of Vermont are a good step forward, they will not bear up under continued heavy truffle. Round-World Plat-j neady Only finishing touches remsln In he put on four army planes which will try to encircle the globe. This one at Santa Monica is almost ready. Brandeis Store Will Rebuild Show Windows Entire Sixteenth Street Front to Be Changed, With Center Entrance; to Cost $250,000. An improvement program for Bran deis store will give this mercantile establishment show windows that will be comparable with any store in this country, according to announcement by George Brandeis. E. C. Wheeler of Chicago, recog nized as an expert in store architec ture, was In Omaha yesterday, go ing over the improvements and changes with the executives of the Brandeis company. The estimated cost of the improve ments is $250,000. Mr. Brandeis ex plained yesterday that the changes to he made in the Sixteenth street show windows and in the main floor, are In keeping with the policy of the store, which is to progress every year. Entire New Front. "The first change will be tfye re building of the entire Sixteenth street store front', giving the gfflK't of about twice as much window space as the store now has on this street," Mr. Brandeis said. "Improvements contemplated on the main flrtor will facilitate display of merchandise in accordance with the most modern ideas in store build Ing." Work will lie started within a few months. The store now has 71 feet of show window space on the Six teenth street side. The new plans will give 145-feet of w indow spare on Sixteenth street. These new windows will he finished In walnut and will represent the last word in ornate show windows. Entrance In Center. The two present entrances or: Six teenth street will he replaced, with elaborate show windows and a largo entrance will he opened at the center of the Sixteenth street side of the store. One of the important changes to be made in the main floor Will be to place all fixtures and atsl»s in a north and south direction. U. S. Oil Lease Counsel Arrive in Los Angeles T.o* Angeles, Cal., March 15 —Owen •f. Itoberfs'and former Senator Atlee Pomerene of Ohio, the special conn sel appointed by President .Coolidge to seek annulment of the Klk Hills and Teapot Dome oil lenaea, arrived here late today from Cheyenne. Hen ator Pomerene announced that he would go Into court Monday to file the ault to cancel Klk Hills lease. First, however, he said, he would go into conference tonight or tomorrow with United States District Attorney Hurke and the clerk of the United States district court, lh which the suit will be filed. WHERE TO FIND The Big Features of THE SUN DA Y BEE PART ONK. Pure d—Fdiforial. P»lfi» *—flow OniHhii Women Spend Noonday l.onrti Period. Pa*r 11 — Krai Fnlate t*rwn. PART TWO. Pagna 1 to 4—Sport*. Page .V— \ntomohllo Nrrtlon. I'tffo «—llook Knlrw*. Page 7—Market* P*E#a H to 11-—( limnlfled Ail vertl«lng. la»w and l-mr in Marriage. In Arthur Train. Kniinrnt New York hnnir and SovelUt. Pago 19—low and l«ove In Marriage. I»> Arthur Truln. Fmiiient New 1 ork Uwht and Not Hint PART TflliKR. Page* t to 5—Norlrtr. Page Happv IiiiiiI for the Klildim. Page 7—Shunning With Polly. Page II—"Mofnimmeilmin Mat Kcplm-e Sword lit World Papin v." I»y l.lotd hiorir; "Shlli Program Show* New MrltUli Hoternment In True l.lglit." hv If, (*. Well*; "Politic nml tor «dgn Bloc Filter Immigration Kow." h» Murk Sullivan; A hr Martin on 'Mnurnall* m "Faint t lieer* for Till* unit That." by It. O. Mrlntvre. PART FOI'K. Pagm I. 9 nml it— Mia Ira and Aminr nirnf*. Page 4—Munir and Itudio New*. PART FIVK. Mnnli l**oe of Prnrtiral CiMikerr Wagnrine. Im-lulling Huhv anil Jim lor Sort I oil. Itl page. PART* SI X. Kour tinge* of Mo«t Ponular f'omlr*. AM IK.RAVI RK SKC TION. Four tuiin of (trophic New* llluntra tiuiu. 4 l House Democrats Renew Demands Roosevelt Resign Stevenson Swerves Attack to Colonel’s Wife for Having Owned Oil Stocks. Washington, March In.—Partisan debate over the leasing of naval dil reserves broke out In the house late today and led to demand by demo crats for the immediate resignation of Colonel Roosevelt ss acting secre tary of the navy. Rooaevelt'a retirement waa called for by Representative Stevenson, dem ocrat, of South Carolina, who charges that Mrs. Roosevelt owned stock In one of Harry F. Sinclair's oil com panies, hut denial of this was made by Representative Nicholas Long worth, republican, of Ohio, brother-in law of Colonel Roosevelt. Stevenson declared that Roosevelt was ‘'tainted'' hy his former connec lion with Sinclair and that he had exceeded his authority hy ordering marines to Wyoming to drive squat ter* off the Teapot Dome. Admitted Owning Stock. "Theodore Roosevett admitted hav ing )>een an officer of the Sinclair company,” said Stevenson. "His hrother, Archie, was an officer of this company or a subsidiary, em ployed at $15,000 up to the time the investigation got so hot the boy had to jump from the oil decks of the ship. He then called on Teddy for help. Theodore Roosevelt admitted his wife owned stock In the Sinclair company when the oil leases on Tea pot Dome were made.” Longworth charged Stevenson made a "false statement” concerning Mrs. Roosevelt. fie asserted she had disposed of her Sinclair oil stock three months before the leases were signed. Tincher Defends Roosevelt. "Theodore Roosevelt had a rhanee to state that and did not," said Stev enson. "I had a right to Infer she owned It at thnt time, hut she did own stock and Archie Roosevelt did hold the job. Theodore Roosevelt was as much involved as Secretary Renhy and aft the lawyers who were recent ly excluded from conducting prosecu tions In these oil cases and when Den by was forced out, Roosevelt should have gone, "We are going to have a new secre tary of the navy," Stevenson con cluded. “He is from the Pacific coast. They are talking now about a new naval hose at Alameda. What would prevent him from taking all the olt from these feserves nnd hulldlng this navy base If the views of the Navy de partment as to use of naval oil re serve funds Is correct?” A vigorous defense of Colonel Roosevett was made by Congressman Tincher, republican, of Kansas, who denied there had been any Impro priety In the conduit of either Theo dore Roosevelt or Mrs. Roosevelt. St. Joseph Day to He Marked Blessing New Nurses’ Home Formal opening and Messing of the new nurses' home at St. Joseph hos pita), with Archbishop .1 .1. Hsrty officiating, will he hehl Wednesday. St. Joseph day. Solemn mass will he celebrated In the morning at !• JO. Itev. Hernard Kinne will he celebrant, naalsted by a Franciscan father *a deacon and a Jesuit as sub deacon. The sermon will he given by Father Puhnmel of St. James orphanage. Choir from Kt. Mary Magdalene church, with Prof llcnry Mock as director, and Helen M. Clef In, organ 1st. will render the music. Immediately after the mass, tin procession will form ami pass to the new building, which will he blessed by the archbishop. Minneapolis Radii* Man Wilis Prize for Rest Station Minneapolis. Minn , March 15 Donald II. Wallace. Minneapolis amateur radio operator, has bean awarded the 102.1 cup offered by Herbert Hoover, secretary of coin merce, for having the "best all ground" amateur radio station In the United Slates. Alleged Forgers Humid Over Thro alkgfd forjcf»r« wm1 hound ovrr from pnlirc* i«uirl tn «li*tt.r? rourt yr-Mtrrthiy. Th**y ptv»» thHf fit him ha Ii*o <\ I'hkp, HhPim ndoah. In.; Ttoy IsImllAy, 114 North Klftponth ulrpt't, Omaha; nn«l Krrd Hmitli, * ’lit cagOs Bandits Get $100,000 in Diamonds Pedestrians Bewildered With Rapidity of Daylight Rob bery of Texas Jewelry Store. Thugs Escape in Traffic Fort Worth, Tex., March 15.—A* hundred* of bewildered pedestrian* looked on, a hand of automohiln bandit* late thi* afternoon hailed their car on a downtown street di rectly outside the Joel II. lloff man jewelry store, seized a case containing approximately $100,000 in jewel* and escaped. The consignment of gem* princi pally diamond*, w as I he property of I.okitz, Epstein A Kothherg, .Maiden lane, New York. lnuis M. Ifotlienhiirg was escorting the shipment. Around-World Fliers Get Ready Air Carnival to Re Held at Santa Monica Sunday— Hop-Off Monday. By twieiatol Press. Clover Field. Hantn. Monica, Cal.. March 13.-—Clover field was abustie »Ith idplanea today as final prepara (Ion* were made for the air carnival to be held here tomorrow in connection with the army'* around the world flight, which will start Monday. A third of the approximately 100 plane* expected to participate in the carnival were on hand thl* morning with the others slated to appear dur ing the day and early tomorrow. In addition to an exhibition of the flight by the world cruiser plane* other event* on the carnival program Include refueling In midair, sky writ ing and-aerl*! smoke screen exh bi llons. Delivery of the fourth world cruiser plane was expei ted today hut final adjustment* will prevent the ship* fron* starting Monday, according to Major Frederick I» Martin, command ing the world flight. Major Martin. Lieut. I.elgh Wade and Lieut Lowell 11. Smith will pilot the throe cruisers scheduled to start Monday, according to present plan*, with Lieut Erik Nelson taking off in the fourth cruiser as soon s* It i* ready to go. Hi* ship will Join the others at Seattle, where landing gear will be replaced by pontoons and the fourth cruiser made ready for the perilous air passage to Asia via the Aleutian Island* Coolidge Permits Income Tax Return Inspection Washington. March IS— President Coolidge has Issued an executive or der d.rooting the buretru of int-rnaI revenue to permit inspection of in come and profit* tax return* by con gressional committee* upon passage of a resolution by either house re questing such privilege. The new order became effective Immediately upon promulgation late today. Although there was no comment at (he treasury where the order and reg ulations carrying it Into effect were mail* public. It was generally sect pled as having a hearing on the oil In quiry and may lead to an Inspection by the senate oil committee of the returns of the Doheny, Hin.latt and other oil interest*. Bank at Alton, la., Closes Its Doors fr.-ston, Tn . March 16 —The Af lon State Ravin** Bank of Aflon. in miles east of here, failed to open tt» doors thla tnornln*. The only ex l.lanntlon Riven was a notice posted m the door statin* that it was closed l,v the hoard of director*. The cash Icr RV K. Pierson, left Afton ye* terday afternoon and hi* whereabout* me unknown. The luink was capital red at $25,000 and deposit* "mounted lo approximately $100,000. Married in domicil Bluff**. Tl»« following per»«ne obtained mut l,Kl. ||,e.npr- in fount It llluff* ycaierda^ I-•tick llnffinse. Wll ur, S- ' »* Klninur ?*tej»k»l. Wilbur Neb -s , Karl I'lili. iVlors.hi Sprln*s fete « M ihsl I■ ion. Colorado "pi ln*s. i ..1 ' Howard calkins nmatu. . *' i:ipnrif>r Aiklnaon. ..,«•••••• *» I(ay Hell. Council Hluff* \ . rtlft* Bl|»e. I***Irbliry. Neb . 11»*nnr K»t*er, Omaha . -• Hliylll* liar*, Omaha . “1 Jceae Jthrave I.ln« «»ln. Neb .. •" littra < lelfttllngat. (’rata. Nab . '-4 Mile* Willi* Lincoln. Nab . 21 Mar.hu la Hilom, Lincoln, Neb. ...... 20 Kmnutl Ttnriel. Council Hluff* ... .. * l.uella Miller. Council lltu/fa ........ " Knill Clerken. tt**neva. Nel* .. « Knot LHtner, Mutton. N»» * . » Wilbur Mili’*« I’oun'tl Hluffa . • K«Im*l Tillman. MUuu City, la .-4 r v nn I'l *-k. Count II Hltlff* . M i I v M,, • • >1 •• i I t im 11 I ... ■ . 1* ». W r$ith**rell. Health e. Nrl* 21 Ivn llolntm, I’nlve ally l*la« •* Nab SI Tun' I ltlitiln 1*1* M aimntlh. Nab 2 llitxal Mentlttuhrill, I’lal tanmiflb. v«*h 1* W. ^ Filnann, Otnuha . .. Jtape Holder. Omaha *4•* Many Ibriiin Ont iha.... * M.uta i: rr, Omaha. 21 ftibn Koibi, Cnlutohu* \«»h ..... 27 Merlin* Merrymun. ('nlutubu* Neb, . .. S’’ I \V Noble Tlldeti \» b . Anna ilan klu«, TlltltB* Nab.. 4 if Omahans Getting in Under Income Tax Wire The last day for income fax returns brought hundreds of persons to the second floor of the federal building yesterday. Here Is one line of them at the tables. Those who couldn't crowd Into the elevators climbed up the stairs to pay out money to I tide Sam. The offices remained open until 9 in the evening to accommodate the crowds. The litr reunites that income tax returns sent hy mail must reach the office by March 15. May 1 Selected by Republicans for Convention Stale to Have 994 Delegate®. Proclamation of Chair man Perry An nounces. JJnmlri. Mire if fi.-rJudgs E. B. Perry, chairman of the state repub lican committee, issued a call today for the republicans of the state to meet in convention In Lincoln, Thurs day. May i. at noon, in the city audi torium. The platform on which re publican candidate* will run will he made then. Selecting e atate central committee, selecting electors of prtsl dent and \ iee president and other business will come la-fore the con vention. The representation In such conven tion will be based on the vote csst for Warren G. Harding, the party's candidate for president in 19IU. al lowing one delegate for each ISO or major fraction thereof. This will make 994 delegates. The apportion ment will entitle the various counties to representation as follows: A.lam* rrtunty. If Anirlopc county. IS;! Arthur county. Banner rountv. 1 Blaine county. 1; Boon# county 12: Bo* But## county. 7; Boyd munty. *; Brown « ounty, R Buf falo /ounty, 20; Huit count), 12; Bui-' lor count). 10. (’»«•* county. 14; (>«!ar county 1«; i'hn*# count) 4; Bherry county, 7. i ’hryrnnr county. 7; Bl*y county. 14 Bol j fa* county. «. Burning county. 13. Cua rr county. 2«. Dakota rountv <: Dawra county, 7; Dnwwon county. 14; Peucl * ounty. 3; Plx-j >n county. 10; podge county, if. Doug *» county 114 Dundy i ounty, 4 Fill n»«re county* jj Knnklln « untr f Frontier counfy «* Puma a county, i n flag# county 24 (IrmPn count) 4 (i*r fielfl county 2. Ooifer .ounty, 3 (Irani l mi) Hill rountv. if; He milt on county, 12: Marlin county. 7; ti |w,» rountv, ?; Mitciirock county. T- HMt county 11 Hooker countv. 1 Howar.t .-ounty * .J#ff»*ra<»n countv 14. Johtudn countv la Kntrtiev county. 7 K#'*h county. 4 K*>a Pthn county 2; KI1t1W.il county 4 Knot c« untv. 15 fsi»nra*tar county (Ml* Lincoln county I". I.ov.'io 4 ounty I; Lout* county. 1 XfcPhr-*nn count) 1 Mfti|i»on county !1 Merrick. 10 Morrill. 5 Vaitee ifiuntv, a N*uiah* county, 12. k'urkdlR county 11. Dt to count). 15. Pawnee county, to Perkin* rountv. 3 !»hr||»* r-umtv * plen a count). 10; Platt# •o'infv, 1R- Polk county, 10 Ho* M ..mty. v Richard non man r. D: Hock conntv 2. Balt no coun tv. »3; *» rpy county. 7 tamutrrf county 15 ftcottn Blttff county. IS; Howard rountv. 15; Sheridan count' ’• Sherman county, f. Sinus county, 3 Rtnntnn county. R Thayer countv. 14 Thoman county. 1 Thurnton county. 7. Valiev enunty. 3 Washington rountv 1n Wivne county » Wahatcr rountv, JO, WhcH#r 4 >vinty. 1 ▼ ork count). 17 It in recommended that no proxies w* Allowed nnd that the delegate* urgent from each of the regpectlvcj 'onntlen he ,atithoti’/c.l to cant the ’till vote for their delegation. In oecotalanre with the rules of the! epnbllean ntate central committee] r#denttii1* of delegate* to the con option nhottld he filed with T. W j 1en«. secretary of the wt.»♦ #* commit 1 »’*». ut leant fiv e ij,-»y.a before the date • f the convention The member* of the rountv central aunmlttee of each county, who are to 'ondui’t the T»24 campaign, must l»cI u'lei t*41 at the delegate count v eon i t'entlon and their name* reported ut I mi e to the mc« rctnry of state com nlttfe. Iowa I tlilor Dir®. I><* Mnltic*. March 1V (horse 1! Ragmlnle. SO, pioneer puhlleher of thin j it ate. died Thursday at hi* (laugh Du * home at Kvnnnton. Ill \* pub 1 linhrr of a paper In I.em.am he wan noPal throughout the ntate for lift* j light for i^ohihltion Xtiiomoltilp Stolen. Find Folt alder 1 U» Fifteenth uve line, (’tuincll Muff*, reported to po j lice the theft of hi* car from ini front of hi* homt Friday night, 4 The Day in Washington V._ The senate oil committee was in recess. The senate engaged in a debate over a proposed constitutional amendment to limit presidents to one term. A Jugo-Slar financial delegation arrived to discuss refunding of their country's war debt to the i'nited States. T1»e house bribery committee heard behind closed doors Klias II. Mortimer, who testified before the Chicago grand jury in the veterans’ bureau rase. Chairman Attain* of five republi can national committee declared that nothing discreditable to Attor ney Heneral Daugherty had been shown in the senate Investigation. President Coolidge. by executive order, directed the bureau of inter nal revenue to permit inspection of Income and profits tax returns by congressional committees upon pas sage of a resolution by either house requesting such a privilege. Secretary Hughes informed con gress that the State department would approve a proposed amend ment to the immigration bill apply ■ill to Asiatics so as to admit to (Ills country aliens entitled to en try under existing treaties. Tlie resignation of Assistant Sec retary Housesrlt was deuiatided by Representative Stevenson, demo crat. South Carotin, during debate In the house on the naval appro priation bill and Roosevelt was de fended by Representative 1-ong worth of Ohio and other republi cans. The Daugherty investigation commit ter heard testimony from K. c. Oniuihy, producer of the Car pent ier Dempsey fight films, con cerning the '(lowing of the pic (lire*. and tlien turned to condi tion* «in the Mexican border involv ing alleged gun running iind pro hibition. Wife Reads Exciting Story; Dies in Chair Charles Clark, employed by the Xe I rusks Tire company, entered his home, 41Jf» Ohio street, late yester day afternoon and saw Mrs. Clark. SI. sitting'In s rocking chair. Hut she gave no response to hlsl greeting. He approached her and I found she was dead. In her lap was a popular magaxlne, opened at an ev itlng story. IVath was due to heart disease from which she had suffered, Clark aald. Sit# Is survived by her hnshondi und lit a son of a former marriage I John Heaton. Bluffs Senator to Speak. la., March 1.'* -Senator Kimball » f I'mincil Bluff* will h*I * »(:«•** the fommunit v clhih here *t| Da banquet Merch SI. if wa* an I m mired b\ club nffh lal* Dr. Edwards j Plans Appeal of Conviction Ca»«* ^ ill Be Taken to Su preme Court If New Trial Denied, Attorneys Slate. 4 __________ Dr Frederick A. Edwards, convict ed Friday by a Jury in district court of causing the death of Lillian Holman by performing an illegal op eration, was at liberty on bond Satur day morning while his attorneys were preparing a motion for new trial. If the motion for new trial la tin successful, they stated, they will take an appeal to the state supreme court. It is understood the doctor is pre pared to file an appeal bond immedi ately upon pronouncement of sen tence. if the new trial is denied. Nurse to Re Tried. Mrs. Lillian Child, Jointly accused with Dr. Edwards in connection with the death of the Holman girl, and at whose home the operation complained of was performed, according to the doctor's own testimony, will be placed on trial within three or four weeks on the same charge, it was announced this morning. Verdict was returned against Dr. Edwards Friday after five ballots by the Jury, lie was held guilty on two counts, that of causing the death of Lillian Holman, and for the death of an unborn child. The Jury retired at 9:50 and returned at 9. Dr. Edwards was In the courtroom shortly after the Jury announced It had reached an agi cement. He showed nervousness as he sat slumped dotgn in his seat with his overcoat pulled up high at the neck. He drummed nervously on the seat back with his fingers. At intervals he would stand up and pull his coat about him. Th# penalty for the offense Is from one to 10 years in the penitentiary, j Missourian Succeeds Lenroot on Committee Washington. March IS.—Senator Spencer *>f Missouri has been select ed for memtierahlp on the public lands committee, which is conducting the oil Inquiry. He will take the repub lit an vacancy caused by the resigns tton of Senator lienroot of Wisconsin Hopkins Opens Campaign. Hopkins for • Co nun iseioner rlub opened it* campaign headquarters In H*nsh»w hotel Saturday. Sam Rev nokls is president of the club. He an nnunee* that a meeting \n being planned for the flmt of next week , Other officer* are Harry Kant on. vice president; J J Isaacson, secretary. , sti<1 John Kilmartin. treasurer. Candidate for Senatorial Toga Would “Lick” Opponent in Lawsuit I'renntore (.one Challenge* C. ( . Strimple at Court House; H\*taiuler* Prevent ( lash. Tmiiuoic Tone, candidate for the demo* ratio nomination h* % I’nited State* senator from Nebraska, offered to •lick" C\ t\ Strimple, n lawyer, in •»n elevator nt the court house Sutm day rnornlnK t*oue hid been summoned to appeal In*lot a .fudge Fitzgerald for question In* concerning li a property. In eon nectlon with Bn unaatlafted Judgment | for »:ss held a gain at hint I \ Maria ' t’. ltennett on a note, "hen he appeared In court CVne agreed to par the amount lie w i« ! aocompanving Stvimple. the wcmana . attorney , to tlte office of the . In k of the d.atint court when the offei wr.a made "I can hate you handled for thta a ad If you get too umart 111 take a wallop at you.' t’one told St rim pie. Strlmple at acted to take off lrta coat, lty Handera •rparatrd the two men Body Found Jammed in Steel Trunk _k ,'1 Railroad Station Attendants at Ogden, Utah, Uncover Crime Committed in Denver. Blood in Apartment Denver. Colo., March IS.—Denver police centered their efforts tonight to locate Fred Janssen, sought for questioning in connection with the finding of the body of s woman in a steel trunk at Ogden, Utah, today. The body is believed by the polios to be that of Mrs. Belle Janssen, 4124 Clay street, Denver, wife of the man sought. Mrs. Janssen disappeared mysteri ously Thursday and her husband an nounced she had been called to Pitts burgh, Pa., where a brother waa 111. Janssen faded out of sight Friday, s few hours after a man whose de scription is said to tally with that of Janssen checked the murder trunk to Weed, Cal,, under the name of John J. Smith, 4144 Clay street, Den ver. Washington A. Rinker, chief of de tectives, announced tonight his belief that tl»e deed woman was Mrs. Jane sen, who had been employed several years by a Denver department store. Rinker said the police were with out any clue to the whereabouts of Janssen. The missing man's descrip tion follows: Suspect's Description. Haight, i feet < inches; weight, 13a to 140 pounds; complexion, dark; eyes, dark; nose, long with a bump about halfway down, then a slight depression, and a second bump; rough ly dressed, wearing a dark suit; speaks Knglish perfectly; is of Danish or of Swedish-German descent. The Janssens came here from Pitts burgh. where they lived, according ts the police, at UN Kincaid street. Kenneth Robinson, assistant dis trict attorney, left for Ogden lats to day to take charge of the investiga tion at that end. Police reports from Ogden said the Utah authorities hsd found bloody finger prints on the trunk, and it was believed this dis covery might ultimately have an Im portant bearing on the finding of fha slayer. Apartment in Disorder. According to a Denver expreaamaa, he was called by a man who repre sented himself Smith early Friday morning and asked to haul a trunk from the Janssen apartments to the Windsor hotel. Later, another ex pressman was called in to haul the trunk from the lobby of the hotel to he Union station, where the man known as Smith checked the trunk ^n a ticket to Weed. Cal. The apartment occupied by the couple was found In disorder and the police announced they found a red blotch on one of the carpeta which they believe to be a blood stain. The splotch, officers say. showed signs of having been repeatedly scrubbed in »n effort to remove it. A Salvation Army driver called at the Janssen home on Frida?, la response to Janssen's request and re moved several of Mrs. Jsnaeen'a Iresses. lied clothes, a suitcase and a variety of decorations. Dresses Identified. N The dresses were identified at tha Salvation Army this afternoon ns ho longing to Mrs. Janssen Identifica tion was made hv employes of the lepartment store where Mrs. Janssen worked Records at the Windsor hotel •howed that a man registered there rhuraday night as "John J. Smith." Hlerke said |he paid two .lays' hotel Jill In advance. Then he disappeaied. search today of the room assigned to him, showed that the bed had nqt wen occupied. Janssen served In the irroy during the srorld war and to •aid to have been stationed at Fort Logan, near here. During the day the police estab lished that Janssen had not been working for more than a month, hav r.g been discharged from hla place • s church Janitor. His employer* ■aid he was "nervous and erratic.” E. P. Chase, Iowa Editor, Marries in V i r g i n i a Atlantic. 1« March It.—K. F, 'base. associate publisher of Atlantic Jews Telegraph, and Miss Jane Ford Holton. Washington. D t\, society [irl snd social worker, married thin coming at historic Christ church at Alexandria Vs,, where George Wash ngton w ..rahlpped They will reside n Atlantic after a few seeks tour T the east. 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